1981–82 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1981–82 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb 's 7th season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the ECAC South Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse . They finished the season 18–12, 5–4 in ECAC South play to finish in third place during the regular season. They won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . As No. 10 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 7 seed Wake Forest [ 1] in the opening round.
Roster
1981–82 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 23, 1981 *
Belgrade-Yugoslavia
W 88–76
Norfolk Scope (6,066)Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Dec 1, 1981 *
Maryland Eastern Shore
W 84–57
1–0
Norfolk Scope (5,746)Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 3, 1981 *
Norfolk State
W 76–61
2–0
Norfolk Scope (8,900)Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 5, 1981 *
at Rhode Island
W 62–56
3–0
Keaney Gymnasium (4,695)Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 9, 1981 *
Marquette
L 70–75 OT
3–1
Norfolk Scope (7,259)Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 12, 1981 *
at Virginia Tech
L 72–100
3–2
Cassell Coliseum (9,850)Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 19, 1981 *
at Dayton
L 77–78 OT
3–3
UD Arena (9,240)Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1981 *
at VCU
L 55–61
3–4
Richmond Coliseum (3,700)Richmond, Virginia
Jan 4, 1982 *
Howard
W 93–65
4–4
Norfolk Scope (3,952)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 8, 1982 *
Colgate ODU Classic
W 70–47
5–4
Norfolk Scope (4,145)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 9, 1982 *
Wagner ODU Classic
W 72–61
6–4
Norfolk Scope (5,543)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 13, 1982 *
at VMI
W 88–51
7–4
Cameron Hall (700)Lexington, Virginia
Jan 16, 1982 *
No. 4 DePaul
L 60–70
7–5
Norfolk Scope (10,253)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 20, 1982
at James Madison Rivalry
L 48–60
7–6 (0–1)
JMU Convocation Center (5,100)Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 1982
at William & Mary
L 59–60 OT
7–7 (0–2)
Kaplan Arena (7,000)Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 25, 1982 *
Duquesne
L 75–79
7–8
Norfolk Scope (5,510)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1982
George Mason
W 71–63
8–8 (1–2)
Norfolk Scope (3,719)Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 30, 1982 *
VCU
W 61–58
9–8
Norfolk Scope (6,607)Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 1, 1982 *
Boston University
W 71–61
10–8
Norfolk Scope (5,897)Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 3, 1982
Richmond
W 80–57
11–8 (2–2)
Norfolk Scope (5,789)Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 6, 1982 *
at Saint Joseph's
L 63–69
11–9
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (4,834)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1982
at East Carolina
W 80–73
12–9 (3–2)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,750)Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1982
Navy
W 81–55
13–9 (4–2)
Norfolk Scope (6,599)Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 17, 1982
William & Mary
W 66–45
14–9 (5–2)
Norfolk Scope (6,586)Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 20, 1982 *
at Stetson
W 68–66
15–9
Edmunds Center (3,510)DeLand, Florida
Feb 22, 1982
at Richmond
L 62–63
15–10 (5–3)
Robins Center (4,527)Richmond, Virginia
Feb 27, 1982
James Madison Rivalry
L 41–43
15–11 (5–4)
Norfolk Scope (6,680)Norfolk, Virginia
ECAC South tournament
Mar 4, 1982 *
(3)
(6) George Mason Quarterfinals
W 70–62
16–11
Norfolk Scope (4,500)Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 5, 1982 *
(3)
vs. (2) Richmond Semifinals
W 77–69
17–11
Norfolk Scope (5,500)Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 6, 1982 *
(3)
(1) James Madison Championship game
W 58–57
18–11
Norfolk Scope (7,500)Norfolk, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982 *
(10 E)
vs. (7 E) No. 18 Wake Forest First round
L 57–74
18–12
Charlotte Coliseum (11,220)Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold